Identity was everything, but it seemed I never had one. (Jessica)

One moment of true happiness was worth all the moments of pain. (Jessica)

I wasn’t sure what was worse: being oblivious or living within reality. (Eric)

Don’t trust anybody else—no matter how close you are to them.” (Eric)

I wanted to protect her, and, if I couldn’t do that, I’d at least be there for her. (Eric)

My insanity begged for a distraction. (Eric)

I wasn’t in the mood for a fight, but fights weren’t always conveniently scheduled. (Jessica)

Everything seemed so unreal—so supernatural—and I had to remind myself that is was. We weren’t human. We never were. (Jessica)

I’d prefer you accuse my son, so he can defend his innocence rather than prolong unnecessary guilt." (Spoken by Bracke, told by Eric)

Just because I wasn’t human, didn’t mean I could discount human life. (Eric)

Shadows could be anywhere in blackness. (Eric)

No one will retrieve my lost heartamidst so many roots, in the bitter freshnessof the sun multiplied by the fury of the water, there the shadow lives that does not travel with me.

Time change - Moments don't.

Either you have dreams big enough to overcome your fears or you have fears big enough to overcome your dreams.

To anger female voters in America is to tread on the tiger's tail. Women turn out in huge numbers, and they are well aware of how their bodies work and what they need.

Nothing can withstand the power of the human will if it is willing to stake its very existence to the extent of its purpose.

Where intention goes, energy flows.

The Queen of England jumped out of a helicopter and parachuted into the stadium. What was even more amazing was when Prince Charles flew in using his ears as a hang glider.

I love playing these characters that are crazy tough, though. Because I am not in real life. Not at all.

On a hot day in Virginia, I know nothing more comforting than a fine spiced pickle, brought up trout-like from the sparkling depths of the aromatic jar below the stairs of Aunt Sally's cellar.

Never increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything.